Curriculum News Sheet September /October
Attached is the Curriculum News Sheet for September and October in Primary 5.
September-October
Literacy
NewWave - Literacy daily exercises in grammar, spelling and punctuation
Guided reading group lessons
Handwriting - Nelson Thornes scheme
Accelerated Reader - individual reading and quizzes
Weekly spellings and phonics
Sentence structure - Capital letters and fullstops
To understand and use the terms Verb, noun, adjective and conjunction correctly in reading and writing
Alphabetical order
Genre Historical - Victorian London
Letter writing
Setting and character studies
Comprehension Strategies
Genre Non Fiction Website Advertisements
Know and understand the features and purposes of a persuasive text
Persuasive writing
Active learning Hot Seating/drama
Independent reading and writing
Know how to access and use leaflets to find information
Plan and write individual leaflet independently
Halloween Theme
Instructional writing (potion recipes)
Be able to list notable features of instructional text
Compare and contrast poems on a similar theme
Understand what an Acrostic poem is
Poetry - Independent writing of an Acrostic Poem
Numeracy
Place value to 9999
Counting forwards and backwards in tens, hundreds and thousands
Data Handling - Tally charts and Bar charts
Doubling and halving numbers mentally
Standard written method of vertical addition
Length - measure and record length in centimetres or metres
Standard written method for vertical subtraction ( with decomposition)
Perimeter of simple geometric shapes
Written addition and subtraction problems
Revise two, three, four, five and ten times tables
Identify a range of 2 and 3 D shapes and list their properties
Estimate, measure and record weights using kilograms and Grams
World Around Us - Mighty Me
Skeleton muscles and movement
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Our Senses
Teeth
Importance of hygiene
Physical Education
Healthy Kidz Programme
Golden Mile
PDMU
Golden Rules
Religion
Grow in Love Programme
